The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-08

mittee to Investigate charges against
Mr.. Jackson, which committee has
in its possession the following affidas
Wits, which, when necessary, can be
produced in full:
Charge 1St. That he did discharge
and refuse to take back some of his
oldest hands after the collapse of the
strike for shorter hours of the mill
men, only because they were mem
bers of l.. A. 1854, and had taken a
prominent part in said strike.
ChdrQe Ind. Mr.. Elihu E. Jackson
did positively refuse to sell material,
or even allow to come into his mill,
Brother J. P. Thomas, member CT
l., A. 2672, for no other reason than
that he had interested himself in the
strike for nine hOurs-and does not
work on that plan-and because he
was known to be Knight of Labor.
Charge Sd. That the said Mr.. E.
E. Jackson did promise Brother Mace
Burke, of l.. a. 1912, steady employ
ment if he would promise to relin'
quish the K. of L. forever.
Charge 4th. The said Mr.. Elihu E.
Jackson did, during the strike for
shorter hours ofthe building trades in
May and June Of 1886 try to form an
agreement with the other mill boss
es and carpenter bosses not to sell
any material in the building line to
any person not member of the boss
es' union. He also employed men
to join L. A. 1884 to act as spies for
him, and report to him all the pro-
ceedipgs of said Assembly.
Now, in view of these facts. d. A.
&c would appeal to organized and all
its friends throughout the State of
Maryland to withhold their votes
from man who is trying to capture
them by such glazing misrepresenta-
ton and false pretences. d. A. 66
earnestly appeals to all workingmen
of our sister State to arouse from
their political apathy and shake off
the bondage of the old political par
ties, and vote only for such men as
they know to be friendly to their in
/ terests, no matter what their party
affiliations may be.
Brothers throughout the State of
Maryland, you have the inaIienabIe
right of every American citizen, the
right of suffrage, which is now de-
MED US. By making the proper use
! of it, yon can help US also to get that
! right, as we'll as protect your own
rights and interests, but Mr.. Elihu
E. Jackson will not do it. He must
not become Governor of the State of
Maryland.
Baltimore Sun, 4th.
District Assembly Al. knights of
Labor, met last evening at Canmak-
er's Hall, corner of Baltimore and
North streets, and after an animated
session, by vote understood to be IS
ayes to % noes, adopted a report.
which was given to the public. as fol-
lows: "At meeting of District AS
sembly Al, X. of L., the committee
who were investigating the charges
that were preferred by District AS
sembly &C, of Washington, reported
that the charges had, in the opinion
of the committee, been proven be-
yond doubt, and recommended that
the following resolutions be passed
WHEREAS, Information has been
impaired to this district assembly in
an official manner from District AS.
sembly &C as to the character and
standing of Mr.. E. Il. Jackson, cam
didate for Governor, with organized
labor, and his attitude to the work.
ingmen in the recent movement for
shorter hours, and also his action in
the Mill Bosses Protective Union. of
Washington. Therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the legislative COM
mittee of the district assembly and of
the convention are hereby instructed
to take immediate steps to make the
attitude of this convention known to
the order and to the public generally,
and to this end they shall have print
ed 10 900 circulars such as are provid-
ed by d. A. Sc, with the lndorse-
ment of this district assembly print
ed thereon.
Resotved. further, That the D. w.
M. is instructed to issue an official
order to all members of this order in
the State to endeavor to carry out
the spirit of these resolutions by u.s.
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enemy of the wOrkingmen.
Resolved, That the committee shall
prepare and give to the press a report
of this action by the district assem-
bly,.
Resolved, further, That the COM
mittee is instructed and empowered
to defend the position taken by d. A.
Al and ID. A, &C throughout the COM